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	District - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Alberta, the district (known as municipal districts) acts like a county or a city but not like the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and British Columbia, all districts and counties are part of census subdivisions of their respective census divisions.
		A district ("amphoe") is a subdivision of a Province ("changwat") in Thailand.
		A constituency with a representative in Congress is a congressional district.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/District (2022 words)

	Municipality - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government.
		In Portugal, a municipality (município) is subdivision of a district (distritos).
		In the Republic of China on Taiwan, a municipality (直轄市 in Wade-Giles: chi-hsia-shih) is a city with equal status to a province: Taipei and Kaohsiung.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/m/u/n/Municipality.html (823 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The Muskoka District Municipality (more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka) is a regional municipality in Central Ontario that extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in the east.
		Algoma District is a district and census division in Northeastern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
		Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Muskoka-District-Municipality%2C-Ontario (2408 words)

	District municipality (South Africa) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In South Africa, a district municipality or Category C municipality is a municipality which executes some the functions of local government for a district.
		The district municipality will in turn be comprised of several local municipalities, with which it shares the functions of local government.
		The Municipal Structures Act[2] states that areas not eligible to have a metropolitan municipality must have a district municipality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/District_municipality_(South_Africa) (258 words)

	District - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		While there are matters of administrative law of which the municipalities themselves are in charge or where there are special bodies, the district is the basic unit of general administration in Austria.Officials on the district level are not elected, but appointed by the state government.There are also independent cities in Austria.
		District was also the name of administrative subdivisions of the German Democratic Republic since 1952.
		In Serbia and Montenegro, Serbia is divided into 29 districts (okrug) and the city of Belgrade, each of which is further divided into municipalities (opština) while Montenegro is directly divided into 21 municipalities.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/District (2078 words)

	CHAPTER 105* FIRE, SEWER AND OTHER DISTRICTS
		At the organization meeting of the district, the voters shall elect from their number a president, vice president, five directors, a clerk and a treasurer to serve until the first annual meeting for the election of officers and thereafter such officers shall be elected annually.
		Special meetings of the district may be called on the application of ten per cent of the total number of persons qualified to vote in the meeting of a district or twenty of the voters of such district, whichever is less, or by the president or any three directors upon giving notice as hereinafter provided.
		The district may adopt ordinances, with penalties to secure their enforcement, for the purpose of regulating the carrying out of the provisions of sections 7-324 to 7-329, inclusive, and defining the duties and compensation of its officers and the manner in which their duties shall be carried out.
	www.cga.ct.gov /2005/pub/Chap105.htm (6413 words)

	Marijampole District Municipality
		The district of Marijampole was founded in the former territory of the Baltic tribe of Suduviai, in the lowland of the river Sesupe.
		The municipality of Marijampole is on friendly terms with the officials of Tringen in Kyff-hauser, Germany.
		Mr Juozas Vaciulis, Mayor of the district of Marijampole.
	www.randburg.com /li/marijadi.html (552 words)

	Motheo District Municipality
		The executive and legislative authority of a municipality is vested in its Municipal Council.
		Municipal roads which form an integral part of a road transport system for the area of the district municipality as a whole.
		Municipal airports serving the area of the district municipality as a whole.
	www.motheo.co.za /background.php (713 words)

	Xhariep District Municipality
		As a result the district municipality is compelled to draft and present its budget for each financial year to outline its plans for developmental local government.
		Compromises that are otherwise impacting negative to the quality of the municipality had to be reached leaving managers with the burden of concentrating on work that should be done by other junior employees which the municipality have in the organogram but cannot afford.
		The District Municipality is also forced to postpone the establishment of the Disaster Management Unit to July 2004 which is the deadline as required by law for its finalisation by municipalities.
	www.xhariep.co.za /financial.htm (1089 words)

	78(R) SB 420 - Introduced version - Bill Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A district that is created before the effective date of this section is governed by the law applicable to the district immediately before the effective date of this section, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.
		By law, a district located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a home-rule municipality may be annexed without the consent of the district or the voters of the district.
		The taxpayers of the district are subject to the taxes imposed by the municipality and by the district until the district is dissolved.
	www.capitol.state.tx.us /tlo/78R/billtext/SB00420I.HTM (3322 words)


		The District created pursuant to this Act shall be a municipal corporation and shall have the right of eminent domain to acquire private property which is necessary for the purposes of the District, and shall have the power to contract for public mass transportation with an Interstate Transportation Authority.
		If however the district is located in more than one county, the number of trustees who are residents of a county shall be in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the number of residents of the district who reside in that county in relation to the total population of the district.
		The Board shall employ a managing director of the District and may employ a secretary, treasurer, technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent and temporary, as it may require, and shall fix and determine their qualifications, duties and compensation and the amount of bond to be furnished for such offices and positions.
	ilga.gov /legislation/ilcs/ilcs3.asp?ActID=983&...+District+Act. (6944 words)

	AN ACT CONCERNING MUNICIPAL AND DISTRICT ETHICS CODES.
		Towns and districts that already have a code or adopt one by July 1, 2006 have to amend it to be at least as strict as the model code by July 1, 2007.
		Unless a municipal charter or home rule ordinance permits it, the bill prohibits a municipal or district employee who also serves as a public official from voting or participating in collective bargaining, compensation or benefits, personnel policies and procedures, or budgetary matters or other employment matters that involve his agency.
		Municipalities and districts that already have agencies in place are not required to make any changes.
	www.cga.ct.gov /2006/ba/2006HB-05055-R000457-BA.htm (1607 words)


		That library shall be forever for the use of the residents and taxpayers of the district in which it is located, subject to reasonable rules and regulations the board adopts to render the use of the library of the greatest benefit to the greatest number of those residents and taxpayers.
		When a municipal or township library is affected, copies of all notices must be filed with the mayor or president of each municipality, or with the supervisor of each township, that lies entirely or partially within the district or proposed district.
		In that event, the district shall file with the circuit court of the county in which the majority of the disconnected territory lies an appropriate petition and a certificate by the election authority of the results of the election.
	ilga.gov /legislation/ilcs/ilcs5.asp?ActID=993&ChapAct=75&...+of+1991. (4752 words)

	Demography \| Amajuba District Municipality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The total population of the district was recorded as 468 037 in the 2001 census.
		Despite the fact that the district is regarded as being predominantly urban (59% of the households are urban) Dannhauser is 90% rural (i.e.
		The District municipality is currently considering the matter of compiling a Poverty Alleviation Policy linked to its LED Plan (still being compiled) and other programmes of the municipality.
	www.amajuba.gov.za /demography (1059 words)

	Municipality of the District of Yarmouth
		The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth was incorporated in 1879 when provincial legislation brought municipal incorporation to all of Nova Scotia.
		On the north and east it is bordered by the Municipalities of Clare (Digby County) and Argyle and on the west and south by the Bay of Fundy.
		Municipality of Yarmouth offices are located in the Court House, 403 Main Street, Yarmouth Nova Scotia, Canada B5A 1G3.
	www.district.yarmouth.ns.ca (231 words)

	78(R) HB 1108 - Enrolled version - Bill Text (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		If the municipality and the district cannot agree on the arbitrator before the 11th business day after the date the list is provided to the parties, each party or the party's designee may alternately strike a name from the list.
		The board of a district located wholly within a county with a population of three million or more may not adopt a fire code or a fine for a violation of the district's fire code unless the commissioners court of the county consents to the adoption of the code or fine.
		The district shall apply compensation received from a municipality under this subsection exclusively to the payment of the removed territory's pro rata share of the district's bonded and other indebtedness.
	www.capitol.state.tx.us /tlo/78R/billtext/HB01108F.HTM (2670 words)

	Learn more about Special-purpose district in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In general a special-purpose district is a government district like a municipality, county, etc. (general-purpose districts), but for a special purpose only.
		Special districts are sometimes created to deal with fire protection, sewage, or to manage water resources.
		These districts are usually much more flexible than the more geographically determined municipalities and townships.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /s/sp/special_purpose_district.html (223 words)

	No. 2-04-0389, People v. Cherry Valley Public Library District
		Defendant, the Cherry Valley Public Library District (District), appeals the judgment of the circuit court of Boone County granting summary judgment in favor of plaintiff, the State of Illinois.
		Those circumstances are: (1) the municipality or school district is partially or wholly a part of a library district, and (2) the municipality or school district "has annexed or otherwise includes" the territory within its boundaries.
		Section 15--15 states that territory may be annexed to a library district if it has been annexed by a municipality or school district or if the school district or municipality otherwise includes the territory.
	www.state.il.us /court/Opinions/AppellateCourt/2005/2ndDistrict/May/Html/2040389.htm (2025 words)

	AGO_1959-60_No_072 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		(1) Where a fire protection district includes all or a portion of a municipality, the district is authorized to levy its full millage for 1959 on all property within the district including that within the municipality.
		(2) Where a municipality has incorporated after June 11, 1959, and under chapter 237, Laws of 1959, is automatically withdrawn from the fire protection district, the district may nevertheless levy its full millage on the entire district as it existed prior to the incorporation of the municipality.
		Any change in the boundaries of a taxing district after March 1 would not affect the levy since the statute prescribes the boundaries for tax purposes to be the established official boundaries existing as of March 1 of the year in which the levy is made.
	www.atg.wa.gov /opinions/1959-60/opinion_1959-60_072.html (772 words)

	Cacadu District Municipality (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Municipalities within the Cacadu district have received an estimated R500 000 worth of computers and software which will link them to the Local Government Network initiative as well as the resource and information portals hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa.
		The Cacadu District Municipality (CDM) is in the process of compiling a database of all prospective suppliers in accordance with section 14 (1) (a) (i) of the Municipal Supply Chain Management Regulations.
		Female councillors from municipalities in the Cacadu district descended upon its head office today to plan for the launch of their Women’s Caucus, which aims to empower women councillors to enhance their participation in local government.
	www.ecprov.gov.za /municipality/content.asp?PageID=1350 (626 words)

	Vilnius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It is the capital of the Vilnius city municipality and of the Vilnius district municipality.
		Confusion sometimes arises because the the city of Vilnius and the Vilnius city municipality are not the same.
		According to the 2001 census by the Vilnius Regional Statistical Office, there were 542,287 inhabitants in the Vilnius city municipality, of which 57.8% were Lithuanians, 20.7% Poles, 14% Russians, 4.0% Belarusians and 0.5% Jews; the remainder indicated other nationalities or refused to answer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vilnius (2969 words)

	Muskoka district municipality ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
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	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/muskoka_district_municipality__ontario (194 words)

	Bojanala Platinum District Municipality
		Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is a category C municipality situated in the North West Province.
		It is one of the four District municipalities in the province and comprise of the local municipalities of Kgetleng Rivier, Madibeng, Moses Kotane, Moretele and Rustenburg local municipalities.
		The vision of the Bojanala Platinum District Municipality is to have accountable, efficient and transparent district governance that ensures cost effective, sustainable and high quality services to its community in an economically vibrant, clean, safe and healthy environment.
	www.bojanala.gov.za /index.htm (238 words)

	Overberg District Municipality: Overview
		District municipalities administer and make rules for a district, which includes more than one local municipality.
		The purpose of district municipalities and local municipalities sharing the responsibility for local government in their areas is to ensure that all communities, particularly disadvantaged communities, have equal access to resources and services.
		This will help some local municipalities who don't have the capacity (finances, facilities, staff or knowledge) to provide services to their communities.
	www.capegateway.gov.za /eng/your_gov/12188 (246 words)

	Ugu District Municipality - a local authority of municipalities along the South Coast of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, ...
		The Ugu District is one of the areas that have been hit hard by drought.
		The name Ugu is the IsiZulu word for "coast" and the Ugu District Municipality, which is 5 866 square kilometres in extent, boasts a coastline of 112 kilometres.
		The area is bordered on the north by the eThekwini Municipality; the west by the uMgungundlovu and Sisonke District Municipalities; the southern side by the Eastern Cape Province, while the Indian Ocean forms its eastern border.
	www.ugu.org.za (310 words)

	Muskoka District Municipality, Ontario - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Muskoka District Municipality, more generally referred to as the District of Muskoka, or simply Muskoka (the official name is the District Municipality of Muskoka) is a Regional Municipality located in Central Ontario.
		Muskoka extends from Georgian Bay in the west, to the northern tip of Lake Couchiching in the south, to the western border of Algonquin Provincial Park in the east.
		The soap opera Paradise Falls, about a fictitious cottage community, was taped partly on location here, to take advantage of the scenic background.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Muskoka_District_Municipality,_Ontario (539 words)

	Amajuba District Municipality \| A place of opportunity
		The Amajuba District Municipality hereby invites qualified service providers to submit proposals for the provision of internal audit services as required in terms of Section 165 of the Municipal Finance Management Act, No. 56 of 2003.
		Amajuba District Municipality is compiling a database for unemployed graduates in the district.
		Amajuba District Municipality also has a programme whereby ten (10) unemployed graduates will be selected for placement with various consultants working with Amajuba District Municiplity on the above fields for the purpose of experiential training.
	www.amajuba.gov.za (897 words)

	Capricorn District Municipality
		The Executive Mayor of Capricorn District Municipality, Clr Motalane Monakedi thanked members of the LIBSA board for outstanding work, building communities and pushing the frontiers of poverty.
		Four delegates from Capricorn District Municipality are currently at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, Canada.
		The Executive Mayor of Capricorn District Municipality, Clr Motalane Monakedi, is flanked by the Shoprite/Checkers/SABC2 Woman of the Year finalists, Simone Aronje (left) and Lady Maja (right) after seeing them off to the awards which take place in Cape Town on 27 July 2006.
	www.cdm.org.za (614 words)

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